Woman Who Survived Getting Shot With A Harpoon Makes Life Difficult On Husband And Friends

I just happened across an article about a Brazilian woman survived getting shot by her husband with a harpoon. As glad as I was that this poor woman (Elisangela Borborema Rosa) survived, I immediately thought about how hard this would make life on her family/friends and husband.

I mean, let’s consider the husband for a moment. Just imagine him saying: Honey, would you do the dishes? In response: I’ll try to get to it, but I’m still kind of sore from where you shot me with that harpoon. Face it, this guy automatically loses any marital argument for the rest of his life, as well as any kind of guilt battle. He’s screwed.

Of course, I’m not sure whether we should feel sorry for him or not. The article seems to suggest that the police aren’t sure they buy the story yet of how the shooting happened. The old ‘I was cleaning the gun and it went off’ explanation always raises a few eyebrows. If this wasn’t an accident then perhaps he’ll go to jail or such and marital power struggles won’t be a concern. I’m also not going to feel sorry for an attempted murderer, if that turns out to be the case here.

Friends and/or family though definitely didn’t shoot Elisangela Borborema Rosa. Still, they’ll never be able to whine about their problems to her, or guilt her into any kind of favor. My husband doesn’t listen to me, they’ll say. Mine shot me with a harpoon, she’ll respond.

See? Elisangela Borborema Rosa has made life very awkward for her husband (presuming he didn’t shoot her on purpose) and her family/friends. I’m horrified that this happened to her and thrilled that she survived, but things are going to be awkward around her from now on. That’s something we have to consider.